MASON CITY — The Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors accepted donated land for county conservation purposes, approved a temporary Fourth of July weekend road closure near Clear Lake, and authorized more than $851,000 in county claims during its regular meeting on June 8, 2026.
Chairman Casey Callanan convened the meeting at 10:00 a.m. with Vice Chairman Carl Ginapp and Supervisor Chris Watts present. The board approved the agenda and minutes from the June 1 regular session before holding public comment.
Supervisors then approved claims and the payroll register for the period ending May 30, 2026.
The board also adopted Resolution 2026-38, approving two payroll change requests. Alivea Harms in the Conservation Department was approved at $17.00 per hour, effective June 8, 2026. Brittney Friederich in Planning and Zoning was approved at $30.00 per hour, effective July 6, 2026.
Supervisors approved the Sheriff’s Monthly Report of Fees and also approved a 12-month Iowa Retail Permit for cigarette, tobacco, nicotine and vapor products for Pure Pleasure, effective July 1, 2026.
One of the larger actions of the meeting came when supervisors adopted Resolution 2026-39, accepting a warranty deed from James M. Netzel for land being donated to Cerro Gordo County. The property is located in Section 12 of Township 96 North, Range 19 West, south of U.S. Highway 18 and northeast of the former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad right-of-way. According to the resolution, the real estate is suitable for county conservation purposes.
County Engineer Brandon Billings also provided an update before the board took action on a temporary road closure near Clear Lake.
Supervisors adopted Resolution 2026-40, authorizing the county engineer to close Cedar Avenue from 235th Street north to its terminus near the edge of Clear Lake, also known as Farmer’s Beach, for the duration of the July 4, 2026 extended weekend. The resolution cited increasing unlawful activity over the holiday, including underage drinking and roadside parking that creates a public safety issue. The Engineer’s Department and Sheriff’s Department are working together on the issue, with the Sheriff’s Department expected to increase enforcement during the holiday weekend.
The board also approved manure management plan updates for SunRay Pork Site 6, Craig Benjegerdes, Elite Farms, Gary Payton, and D & E Pork, Inc. — Richland Site, forwarding the updates to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
The meeting adjourned at 10:12 a.m.
COUNTY CLAIMS AND EXPENSES
GRAND TOTAL: $851,793.84
Absolute Waste Remov, sanit disp: $432.30
Active911 Inc, equip: $849.15
AdvancedMD, repair: $6,374.28
Ahlers & Cooney PC, labor relations: $540.00
Ahlers & Cooney PC, legal: $270.00
Alliant Energy, utilities: $2,799.91
Amazon Capital Servi, parts: $165.77
Amazon Capital Servi, supplies: $2,239.02
B-Three Solutions In, equip: $12,905.00
Billings, Brandon, supplies: $58.84
Black Plumbing & Hea, repair: $142.27
BMC Aggregates LC, granular: $27,919.01
Bob Barker Company I, cloth/dry goods: $340.98
Bob Barker Company I, equip: $179.64
Bolton & Menk Inc, tile lines: $3,325.00
Bruening Rock Produc, granular: $473,010.82
C.H. McGuiness Co In, repair: $713.75
Calhoun County Sheri, serve notice: $36.00
Carrier Access IT LC, equip: $678.96
CDW Government, Inc., IT Hardware: $301.62
Central Iowa Detenti, Administration ECI: $1,637.69
Central Iowa Detenti, Community Planning/Collaboration: $6,317.99
Central Lock Securit, parts: $5.00
Central Lock Securit, repair: $226.00
CenturyLink, telephone: $45.73
CenturyLink, telephone: $377.35
Chase Cardmember Ser, mag/books: $39.99
Chase Cardmember Ser, online info: $74.19
Chase Cardmember Ser, rent: $11.50
Chase Cardmember Ser, software: $12.81
Chase Cardmember Ser, supplies: $41.72
Chase Cardmember Ser, telephone: $80.02
Chickasaw Co Public, tax/fee disburse: $893.02
Chickasaw County EMS, tax/fee disburse: $7,425.00
City Laundering Co, supplies: $77.26
City of Dougherty, utilities: $97.00
City of Thornton, utilities: $66.88
CJ’s Auto Inc, tires/tubes: $100.00
Clear Lake Mirror Re, brd proceed: $648.46
Clear Lake Telephone, telephone: $1,002.41
Column Software PBC, brd proceed: $511.73
Column Software PBC, publication: $62.23
Connections Inc, purch serv: $730.66
Croell Inc, concrete: $3,058.75
Culligan, repair: $364.00
D & D Sales Inc, uniforms: $1,789.00
Des Moines Stamp Mfg, Board of Review expenses: $41.00
Des Moines Stamp Mfg, supplies: $30.50
Electronic Engineeri, equip: $925.00
Electronic Engineeri, repair: $391.50
Flooring America-3 I, freight: $3,080.16
Floyd County Public, tax/fee disburse: $1,725.36
Frontier Communicati, telephone: $519.80
Galls LLC, equip: $361.66
Goodwin Tucker Group, equip: $1,345.58
Grainger Inc, supplies: $56.80
Hancock County Coop, fuels: $2,634.80
Hancock County Healt, tax/fee disburse: $198.60
Harty, Donald, supplies: $117.67
Heartland Asphalt In, asphalt: $1,561.64
Hinders Tree Service, repair: $4,300.00
Huber Supply Co Inc, chem/gases: $20.15
Huber Supply Co Inc, med equip: $43.12
Ingersoll Water Cond, repair: $88.00
Iowa Communications, software: $1,077.00
Iowa County Attorney, software: $34,050.00
Iowa Dept of Public, repair: $4,800.00
Iowa Law Enforcement, meals/mileage: $375.00
Jackson-Buffington, meals/mileage: $63.80
Kossuth County EMS, tax/fee disburse: $4,595.40
Kossuth Regional Hea, tax/fee disburse: $2,505.73
Lawson Products Inc, parts: $3.10
Lawson Products Inc, supplies: $74.35
Lea Mobile Glass Inc, parts: $887.00
Lea Mobile Glass Inc, repair: $450.00
Maben, Patti, custodial: $325.00
Magic Mike’s Detail, repair: $100.00
Marco Inc, Lease – Office Equipment: $148.84
Marco Technologies L, repair: $180.60
Mason City Fire and, ambulance: $250.00
Mason City Rentals L, concrete: $609.95
Mason City Tire Serv, repair: $300.00
Mason City Tire Serv, tires/tubes: $790.99
Mathre, Heather, meals/mileage: $67.43
McKesson Medical-Sur, supplies: $295.12
Mechanical Air Syste, repair: $525.58
Menards, parts: $54.56
Menards, signs: $72.77
Menards, supplies: $645.89
MercyOne North Iowa, hosp treat: $533.32
Mid-America Research, supplies: $255.56
Midwest AcuTech LLC, data line: $1,100.00
Mitchell County Home, tax/fee disburse: $6,135.62
NAPA Auto Parts, parts: $298.28
NAPA Auto Parts, supplies: $30.00
Nassco Inc, equip: $336.18
Nassco Inc, food/provisions: $299.64
Nassco Inc, supplies: $452.41
Noah, Smith, Sloter, legal: $663.00
North Central Mechan, repair: $2,340.40
North Iowa Events Ce, contribution: $20,000.00
North Iowa Media Gro, publication: $3,540.21
Northwood Fire & Res, tax/fee disburse: $2,435.45
NuWay-K&H Co-op, fuels: $5,181.50
O’Hern, Terry, custodial: $525.00
O’Reilly Automotive, repair: $213.70
Omnitel Communicatio, telephone: $575.08
Petro-Blend Corp, parts: $149.84
Pioneer Animal Hospi, animal control: $320.00
Pioneer Animal Hospi, animal disp: $45.00
Pit & Septic Cleaner, repair: $515.00
Pitney Bowes Global, Lease – Office Equipment: $148.29
Pittsburgh Paints Co, supplies: $252.18
Plumb Supply Company, equip: $331.20
Reagan Outdoor of Ro, public ed: $1,600.00
Robert’s Quick Lube, repair: $85.73
Rockmount Research &, repair: $93.78
Rockwell Coop Teleph, telephone: $350.24
Severson, Samantha, meals/mileage: $79.10
Severson, Samantha, Prevention Programs: $8.41
SHI International Co, equip: $2,674.42
SHI International Co, printing: $98.08
Shred Right, printing: $78.36
Sirchie Acquisition, purch serv: $103.14
SKYBLUE SOLUTIONS, online info: $195.72
Smith, Donna, purch serv: $175.00
Standard Bearings Co, concrete: $224.60
Storey Kenworthy, supplies: $2,957.52
Summit Food Service, food/provisions: $12,853.17
The Reinalt-Thomas C, repair: $64.00
Thomson Reuters – We, mag/books: $978.52
Tractor Supply Credi, posts: $174.69
Trask, Lisa, repair: $875.00
Tritech Software Sys, software: $6,457.37
Truck Center Compani, parts: $530.29
USA Today LocaliQ, serve notice: $393.00
Valsoft Corporation, data proc: $440.00
Valsoft Corporation, microfilm: $6,885.00
VanWall Equipment In, lubricants: $599.95
VanWall Equipment In, parts: $673.66
Ventura Telephone Co, telephone: $193.58
Verizon Wireless, online info: $269.29
Verizon Wireless, telephone: $2,877.24
Vigilnet America LLC, repair: $260.00
VISA, advertising: $247.71
VISA, dues: $425.00
VISA, election supp: $506.59
VISA, electric supp: $39.98
VISA, equip: $426.14
VISA, food/provisions: $123.85
VISA, furn: $20.00
VISA, General Transportation: $3.05
VISA, grave markers: $236.42
VISA, legal: $117.11
VISA, mailing: $182.46
VISA, meals/mileage: $471.20
VISA, med exam: $89.97
VISA, medicine: $78.23
VISA, other serv: $3,786.29
VISA, posts: $773.30
VISA, public ed: $620.94
VISA, software: $1,425.32
VISA, supplies: $1,330.33
VISA, telephone: $33.98
VISA, training: $425.00
Visual Edge IT, Lease – Office Equipment: $1,851.40
Webster County Publi, Program Carryforward ECI: $9,960.00
Wellmark Blue Cross, purch serv: $87,000.00
Wells Fargo Financia, repair: $506.73
Wells Fargo Financia, supplies: $190.49
West Payment Center, data proc: $2,211.87
West Payment Center, mag/books: $123.83
WEX Bank, fuels: $12,073.55
WHKS & Co Inc, consult: $2,483.02
Winnebago Co Public, tax/fee disburse: $449.02
Winnebago Coop Telec, telephone: $232.27
Winnebago County She, legal: $42.00
Worth Co Public Heal, tax/fee disburse: $1,243.72
Wright County Public, tax/fee disburse: $1,786.53
Ziegler Inc, parts: $682.66